[Bible Trek: Luke] We Can Have Faith In JesusSample

Treat Others Just as You Want to Be Treated

“If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross every day and follow me.” Luke 9:23

Learning from Jesus means living according to His word. Being kind and gentle with other people is part of this new way of living. 

Read the Bible

Jesus traveled throughout the countryside teaching people and healing many of their diseases. His teaching was filled with wisdom as he explained how we are to treat one another with love. In the story about the two builders, Jesus describes the difference between those who are wise enough to listen to his teachings and obey, and those who foolishly disobey.

Think about it

Not everything that Jesus asks us to do is easy. Love our enemies? Pray for those who are mean to us? That is God’s way, not the easy way. That is how God wants us to behave. The story of the two builders reminds us that it is wise to learn from Jesus. Read his words carefully, then be sure to obey! You will earn the respect of others, but most importantly, you will be showing God’s love to the world.

Do something about it

Think about two things that are the hardest for you to obey. Then ask God to help you follow in Jesus’s footsteps by doing what he tells us to do!

Talk to God

“God, please help me to understand the words I read in the Bible today. Give me a teachable heart so I can learn from you!”